The CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted at Least 18 Specific Tech
Firms
By Andy Greenberg
Published: 2017-09-21 · Archived: 2026-04-05 15:17:57 UTC
The backdooring of security software CCleaner now appears to have been more of a targeted spying operation
than a mere cybercrime scheme.
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Update: On September 25, Avast confirmed that of the 18 companies targeted, a total of 40 computers were
successfully infected with a secondary malware installation at the following companies: Samsung, Sony, Asus,
Intel, VMWare, O2, Singtel, Gauselmann, Dyn, Chunghwa and Fujitsu.
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Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED covering hacking, cybersecurity, and surveillance. He’s the author
of the books Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency and Sandworm: A New
Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. His books ... Read More
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